A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants. The tort may involve, for example, personal injuries suffered by numerous plaintiffs as a result of a defective product, or a mass disaster in which there were many injured persons, such as an airplane crash, or exposure of a large group of people to toxic chemicals or pharmaceuticals.
Colden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,323 at the 2000 census. The town derives its name from Caldwalder D. Colden, a state senator. The Town of Colden is an interior town in the south part of the county. It is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County.